| 2 held in attack of SSB camp | | Police claims to neutralise terror module in Banihal | | Suspects radicalised through cyber space: IG | | | JAMMU, Sep 22: Police today attributed the September 20 terror attack on a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp to the radicalisation of two local students at Government Degree College Anantnag.
Addressing media persons here today, Inspector General of Police (Jammu zone) Dr SD Singh Jamwal said that the two suspects–Gazanfar Iqbal Khan and Mohammad Arif – were local residents radicalised during their time spent in Anantnag.
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| | | Mehbooba directs police to check harassment by cow vigilantes | | | | JAMMU, Sep 22: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today directed the police to ensure that people are not harassed during any probe, particularly in the cases related to bovine smuggling or cow vigilantism.
The chief minister asked the police to reach out to the people in a more professional way to redress their grievances and problems, an official spokesman said.
Mehbooba directed the District Superintendent of Police (DSP) to ensure that no indiv... | | |
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| | NIA summons Geelani’s son again | | Arbitrary summoning amounts to harassment: SSTA | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 22: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has again summoned Syed Naseem Geelani to its headquarters in New Delhi for questioning, reports said.
“He has been called again on September 25, 2017 to NIA headquarters, New Delhi,” a statement of the members of Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir said on Friday.
Naseem, the son of Syed Ali Geelani was first summoned and questi... | | |
| | | Opposition parties for practical steps to initiate dialogue | | ‘Mere statements won’t yield results’ | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 22: Welcoming the statement made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Ram Madhav wherein he had stated that the government was open for dialogue with all the stakeholders without any pre-conditions, the opposition political parties today said the Government of India (GoI) must take practical steps to initiate a dialogue process with all the stakeholders in the state.
Reacting to Madhav’s statement that “opposition should ... | | |
| | | Tral shuts over civilian killings in grenade attack | | | | ANANTNAG, Sep 22: A complete shutdown was observed in Tral township of south Kashmir over the killing of civilians in a grenade blast on Thursday.
At least two civilians including a Sikh girl were killed and thirty others injured some of them critically after the unidentified persons hurled a grenade o the motorcade of the public works minister Nayeem Akhter near Bus stand Tral on Thursday. The minister had gone to the town to inaugurate some ... | | |
| | | Mirwaiz to Centre: `Give up military policy on Kashmir, initiate political initiatives’ | | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 22: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) today urged the Government of India (GoI) to give up its military policy on Kashmir and initiate a meaningful political process to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Addressing Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, he said Hurriyat was ready to extend its support for any result oriented dialogue process.
“Kashmiri people and leadership always wish better and cordial relations... | | |
| | | JKLF holds protest against Burmese Muslims’ massacre | | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 22: A protest march was taken out in Srinagar on Friday against the atrocities committed on Rohingya Muslims. The march, led by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik, was joined by scores of JKLF members and other locals in Soura area of Srinagar.
Malik pressed for the stringent cognizance of brutal massacre of Rohingyas by international community.
“Rohingya Muslims are being slaughtered brutally. W... | | |
| | | Omar slams Pak PM for seeking UNSC resolution | | | | SRINAGAR, Sep 22: Former Chief Minister and working president of National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah today slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi for seeking implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Jammu and Kashmir issue.
“Clearly no one in his Government showed Mr Abbasi, the text of the UNSC resolution 47 of 1948 which states unequivocally that Pak withdraw from J&K first,” Abdullah wrote on micro-blo... | | |
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| | Ensure payment of JK SPOs through Aadhaar-linked A/Cs: MHA | | | | NEW DELHI, Sep 22 (Agencies): The Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure payment to Special Police Officers (SPOs) through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts and make their recruitment process fair and transparent, an official said.
In a communication, the Home Ministry said the step was being taken to make sure no one receives remuneration by providing a fake name.
The ministry has also asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to... | | |
| | | Pak rakes up Kashmir at UN, warns India against 'limited war' doctrine | | | | UNITED NATION, Sep 22 (Agencies): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi today urged the UN to appoint a special envoy to Kashmir and warned India against pursuing the doctrine of "limited war" against his country, saying it will evoke a strong and "matching response."
Abbasi in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly, raked up the Kashmir issue, alleging that the struggle of the people in the Valley is being "brutally suppressed" b... | | |
| | Cross border firing, infiltration | | Reserve the right to retaliate appropriately: DGMO | | | | NEW DELHI Sep 22: Indian Army on Friday said it reserves the right to “retaliate appropriately” to any incident leading to the loss of lives of its troops due to Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the report, Indian Army’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen A K Bhatt conveyed over the phone to his Pakistani counterpart DGMO Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza that the trend of cross-border ... | | |
| | | 4 injured in Pak firing in Jammu, Samba | | | | JAMMU, Sep 22: Four more civilians were injured as Pakistan troops traded heavy fire and shelling along the border in Arnia, Ramgarh and RS Pura sectors last night.
Police said that Pakistan opened fire in Arnia, RS Pura and Ramgarh areas of Jammu. He said Indian army effectively responded to the firing.
The official said that four civilians were injured in the firing.
“Six livestock were killed, 34 injured in the shelling,” he said, adding t... | | |
| | | Police party attacked in Palma Rajouri: 2 ASIs injured, women among five held | | | | RAJOURI, Sep 22: Two Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI) were injured today in an incident of stone pelting by some miscreants during an anti-encroachment drive in Rajouri district.
Police officer said that some miscreants, persuaded by a Duty Magistrate, had put resistance during the drive. “An anti-encroachment drive was carried out under the supervision of Tehsildar of Rajouri at Nagrota Palma in the district,” the officer added.
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| | Land under army occupation | | 27 yrs on, Donipawa villagers await fulfillment of electoral promise | | 'Politicians promised, not helped to get land vacated' | | | ANANTNAG, Sep 22: When the bugle for assembly or parliament elections blows in valley, the mainstream politicians begin knocking the doors of Donipawa residents to lure them to vote promising them of getting their fertile land vacated. The land is in possession of army.
The helpless villagers, despite threats and boycott calls, come out in droves and vote with the hope that it will help them regain their land. However once the polls are conduct... | | |
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